How do you like your sauce?

We have been  experimenting with ways to eat tomato sauce. We have eaten spaghetti a lot over the years because when you are trying to feed six hungry children it makes sense. When we stopped eating pasta and started watching our starch and gluten intake, one of our favorite meals was on hold.
Over the last year we have been creative and found many ways to eat Spaghetti sauce and enjoy a meal we love.

Zucchini Lasagna

2 medium zucchini thinly sliced
tomato sauce (see recipe below for homemade or use 365 fat free/sugar free from whole foods)
1 lb. grass fed beef
ricotta cheese
mozzarella cheese

Brown ground beef and mix with sauce. Heat through. Place a layer of the zucchini in a 9x13 pan. Spread zucchini with a thin spread of ricotta cheese. Cover this with sauce. Place a another layer of zucchini, spread with ricotta, cover with sauce. Place a third layer of zucchini, spread with ricotta, cover with sauce. Top with mozzarella. Bake for 40-45 at 350F until it bubbles through.


Homemade sauce

1lb grass fed ground beef
1 -small onion chopped
1-clove garlic minced ==1tsp minced
1 -28oz can organic crushed tomatoes ( use fresh if you have them, I usually use 6 large tomatoes)
1- 4oz can organic sugar free tomato paste
1-2 tsp Italian spice mix or oregano
1tablespoon olive oil

Brown meat and sauté in the onion and garlic. Add tomatoes and tomato paste.( if using fresh tomatoes puree in a food processor first) add spices and sea salt and pepper to taste. Add Olive oil. Heat through. Serve.

We like our sauce over Spaghetti squash
Cut squash in half
Remove seeds
Place with the center down on a baking pan
Bake for 45 minutes on 350F
Let cool to touch
Shred out the squash inside with a fork.

Other uses for sauce:
Gluten free pizza
Lightly steam 1 head of cauliflower
Place steamed (drained) cauliflower in food processor and  process to rice texture
Mix 2 cups cauliflower with  one egg (beaten) and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, 1/2 tsp sea salt and 1/4 tsp garlic powder
Spread onto a pizza pan and cook 10 minutes on 350F
Remove crust from oven, top with tomato sauce, browned turkey sausage, peppers ,onion, mushrooms and top with more cheese as desired- return to oven to bake 15-20 minutes until heated through and cheese melts.
Serves 5

The tomato sauce also works well as a side for  omelets.

Sauté chunks of new potato and onion in skillet. set aside when browned and tender.
Beat three eggs; add sea salt and pepper.
In an omelet pan cook the eggs and flip once to heat through. Add potatoes and onions and any other toppings you want such as left over chicken or shrimp, peppers, mushrooms.
Heat left over tomato sauce and serve beside omelet. It sounds strange but it is great. Like Italian salsa. This will serve two.